Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8732871 | Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia | 2017 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
The objective of this study was to develop recommendations for the treatment of chikungunya fever in Brazil. A literature review was performed via evidenceâbased selection of articles in the databases Medline, SciELO, PubMed and Embase and conference proceedings abstracts, in addition to expert opinions to support decisionâmaking in defining recommendations. The Delphi method was used to define the degrees of agreement in 2 faceâtoâface meetings and several online voting rounds. This study is part 2 of the Recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology (Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia-SBR) for the Diagnosis and Treatment of chikungunya fever and specifically addresses treatment.
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Authors
Claudia Diniz Lopes Marques, Angela Luzia Branco Pinto Duarte, Aline Ranzolin, Andrea Tavares Dantas, Nara Gualberto Cavalcanti, Rafaela Silva Guimarães Gonçalves, Laurindo Ferreira da Rocha Junior, Lilian David de Azevedo Valadares,